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It’s rare that a major mainstream rock & pop festival in ’09 books much traditional R&B and soul. Hip hop and rap, yes, but music with its roots deep in Memphis, Motown and New Orleans, not often. Bonnaroo ’09 bucks the trend with several funky R&B acts on the bill.

Raphael Saddiq, whose 2008 album “The Way I See It” is a loving tribute to old-school soul, can’t explain the exclusion of a great American musical form. He’s back from a European tour and, after playing two sets at Bonnaroo on Saturday, is on his way to Japan.

“I’ve done some festivals overseas,” he said, “But I’ve never done one in the States.”

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